Bessie Coleman
First African-American & Native American Woman to Earn Pilot’s License
Ida B. Wells
First Reporter to Break Story About Lynchings in 1800s South
Mary McLeod Bethune
Political Activist, Educator of Black Youth, & VP of the NAACP
“Stagecoach Mary” Fields
The whiskey-drinking, gun-toting, bar-fighting mail carrier of the Wild West
Dorothy Bolden
Civil Rights Leader & Founder of National Domestic Worker’s Union
Recent BROADS
Gudrid the Well-TraveledBrave Viking Adventurer
Simone BilesGOAT Gymnast and Human Being- Victoria C. WoodhullFirst Woman to Run for U.S. President
Shirley ChisholmFirst African American Woman to Run for President of the United States
Dervla MurphyIrish Travel Writer Who Bicycled Across the World
Our Popular BROADS
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Pine Leaf Woman Chief
Two-Spirit Native American Chief Who Led With Peace
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Olga of Kyiv
Viking Queen & Patron Saint of Widows and Converts
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“Half-Hanged Mary” Webster
The "Witch" of Hadley and ancestor of Margaret Atwood, inspiring her poem and dedication of the "The Handmaid's Tale".
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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
New Zealand’s Youngest Māori MP
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Molly Craig
The Aborigine Girl Who Walked 1,000 Miles
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Frida Kahlo
Mexican Painter & Revolutionary Best Known for Her Work Exploring the Concepts of Identity, Pain, and Mexican Heritage
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Nancy Dowd
Breakout Female 70’s Screenwriter
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Betsy Ross
Designer of the first American Flag